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Sophie's Choice

Not Rated
DramaRomanceWar
7.3/10(852 ratings)

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

12-08-1982
2h 31m
Sophie's Choice
Backdrop for Sophie's Choice

Main Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Nathan Landau

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Stingo

Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Yetta

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Morris Fink

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Lillian Grossman

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Polish Professor

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Production:
ITC Entertainment, Keith Barish Productions, Universal Pictures, Associated Film Distribution
Revenue:
$30,036,166
Budget:
$12,000,000

Key Crew

Screenplay:
Alan J. Pakula
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Costume Design:
Albert Wolsky
Executive Producer:
Martin Starger
Casting:
Alixe Gordin

Locations and Languages

Country:
US; GB
Filming:
GB; US
Languages:
en